What is a garden?
A garden might be a food source for yummy tomatoes, lettuce and other summer foodstuffs. It might be a delight to the eyes, filled with color, texture and dreams of new flowers to come. And sometime, a garden might be a place of solace for a heavy heart.
Gardens mean so much to so many. We pour our backs into keeping them weeded, wet and wonderful. We fret over them and we love them. We work so hard, but we know it’s worth it for the joy our gardens bring to us.
And all that joy, wonder, and food source can be destroyed in a single night – by deer. In Mt. Lebanon, deer are a real problem, as they are in many areas. Something must be done to stop the destruction. I am tired of hearing that nothing can be done, as I’m sure you are. I am tired of being left with sticks where there used to be flowers and vegetables. I am tired of feeling desolate after seeing my garden ravaged. And I’m tired of throwing money out the window.
Perhaps as a group we can get officials in our areas to listen to us – to hear us. We deserve to enjoy the fruits of our labor.
And for those who would say that deer have a right to be here – I say that you must NOT be a gardener. And that is your loss.
Darl McMahon
Mt. Lebanon